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[Port Arthur Levee Construction]

Description: Photograph of the construction of a levee in Port Arthur, TX. The main wall bordering the canal is completed. A crane is using a claw to place filler between the current shoreline and the levee wall constructed in January 1931. A small house is to the right of the levee.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[USS Constitution Sailing in Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of the USS Constitution, nicknamed "Old Ironsides," sailing through the Pleasure Pier Bridge in the Sabine-Neches Canal in Port Arthur, TX. A group of people is lined up on the shore to see the naval frigate. A tugboat is sailing next to the ship, guiding it through the canal.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Seawall Along Sabine-Neches Canal]

Description: Photograph of the seawall along the north bank of the Sabine-Neches Canal behind a drainage pump station in Port Arthur, TX. A single man is standing on a platform by the pumping station. The seawall appears to be very eroded. Several large pieces of timber are laying on the eroded wall.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial Photograph of Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur, TX taken from the Navy aircraft "Dirigible Akron." Most of the city, canal, and lake are visible. A train is traveling through the rail yards. A tanker is sailing through the canal towards the raised Pleasure Pier Bridge. Pleasure Island and a majority of the coast of Sabine Lake can be seen.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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